Money (Not) Well Spent

This is sad. Reports indicate that the White Sox didn’t trade Eloy Jimenez to the Orioles for a minor-league pitcher Trey McGough. No, they traded Jimenez and $4 million for McGough. Here’s a thought. Why didn’t the Sox keep—or release—Eloy and use the money instead to buy out the remainder of manager Mickey Mouse’s contract? That would have been the smart thing to do. Never mind.